A comparative trial of Clinitar versus hydrocortisone cream in the treatment of atopic eczema.

Thirty patients with mild to moderate bilateral atopic eczema were treated on one side of the body with a new purified coal tar cream (Clinitar) and on the other side with 1% hydrocortisone cream, for 4 weeks. The degree of infiltration of the skin erythema, lichenification, excoriations and dryness were assessed. Both treatments were equally effective in reducing symptoms and there was also no difference in patient preference and cosmetic acceptability.

Antigen-free diet in adult patients with atopic dermatitis. A double-blind controlled study.

The efficacy of an antigen-free diet on the activity of atopic dermatitis was examined in a double-blind study, comprising 33 adults with severe atopic dermatitis. The antigen-free diet (Vivasorb) was compared to a placebo diet during three weeks of hospitalization. Twenty-five patients were evaluable, two of whom had their diet stopped after a few days due to exacerbation.

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome.

A case and the family pedigree with the dominant genodermatosis blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) are described. It is shown that the mode of inheritance is autosomal dominant with good penetrance and that the affected individuals examined all are healthy apart from the skin disease.